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An oil portrait of entertainer Tsurutarō Kataoka, painted by Nobuyuki Tsuchiya of the comedy duo Knights, is making waves online. Kataoka shared the painting on his Instagram on September 19, 2026, along with the news that Tsuchiya had just enrolled at an art university this past April. On 5ch, commenters praised the brushwork with remarks like “such a gentle touch” and “he’s clearly got skill” — though the thread also veered off track when someone brought up comedian Hikari Ota’s old claim that Tsuchiya’s alma mater, Nihon University College of Art, “isn’t really an art school.”
Sat, Sep 26, 3:25 PM
Tsurutarō Kataoka, the multi-talented entertainer, updated his Instagram on September 19, 2026, unveiling an oil portrait of himself painted by Nobuyuki Tsuchiya of the comedy duo Knights.
In the post, Kataoka wrote, “Nobuyuki Tsuchiya of Knights painted me in oils,” alongside photos of the work, noting that Tsuchiya — who enrolled at an art university this past April — was the one who made it.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
I think he's got real talent.
https://video.fc2.com/ja/content/20220228U77Wdv4z
He's way better than a guy I know who majored in oil painting at Musashino Art University.
Honestly, a lot of art school students these days don't even do proper life drawing anymore.
When it comes to real technique, I only trust Geidai (Tokyo University of the Arts) grads.
You two should just get married (total agreement there)
They pull you in the instant you see them.
It's literally right there in the thread title.
The school he actually got into straight out of high school was Soka University.
He looks like he could already breathe fire or teleport.
He was actually levitating the other day.
Though if I got one of Tsuru-chan's own paintings as a gift, I wouldn't really want it.
Tsuru-chan gets obsessively into one thing after another — is he even still painting himself? Or is it just the stuff sitting in museums now?
Pretty sure he still sells his paintings and calligraphy on a website.
Skillful, sure, but that's about it.
Cracked up at how Bakushou Mondai's Ota went around relentlessly grilling Nihon University grads just to prove it isn't one.
Come on Ota, weigh in on this one too.
Maybe Prebato (the TV art/haiku competition show) was what sparked this.
There's something admirable, even romantic, about someone who throws themselves into a new passion later in life.
Given how fast Japan is aging, it'd make good material for a drama too.
He dropped out and still loves it that much?
That's a weird one.
Unnan, who failed to get into Nichigei and ended up at Yokohama Broadcasting Film Institute instead, apparently still carry a complex about Ota and Tanaka because of it.
This is actually what Tsurutarō looks like these days.
Setting the price tag aside, that is.
He even worked in a proper anti-war message.
This is only getting attention because a comedian painted it.
If some unknown art student had drawn the exact same thing, it'd get zero recognition and sink without a trace.
Yeah, it feels like it just needed more detail work.
He's also painted comedian Zakoshi Shou lol
Background and Talking Points
Alongside his acting career, Tsurutarō Kataoka has long been devoted to painting and calligraphy, and is known for selling his own works — including racehorse paintings — on his website. What made this story newsworthy is that the man who painted him, Knights’ Nobuyuki Tsuchiya, has himself been an art university student since this past April. The “Nihon University College of Art isn’t a real art school” jab that circulated in the thread traces back to a well-known bit in the comedy world: Bakushou Mondai’s Hikari Ota has long refused to count his alma mater, Nihon University’s College of Art, as a proper art school, drawing a line between it and dedicated fine-arts universities like Tokyo University of the Arts or Musashino Art University. The original article never actually specifies which category the university Tsuchiya attends falls into, which is an easy point for readers to get confused on. As for the painting’s technique itself, commenters weren’t universally glowing — some pointed out issues with compositional balance and a lack of fine detail.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geisports Sokuho+) thread “Current Art Student Knights’ Tsuchiya’s Oil Portrait of Tsurutarō Kataoka Draws a Storm of Praise — ‘The Intensity Is Incredible!’, ‘It Radiates Power’.”
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